Kindness Day is celebrated on the 13th of November each year. A coalition of non-governmental organizations joined together under the banner of the World Kindness Movement to initiate this day in 1998 as a global day to promote acts of kindness and to recognize the impact of intentional kindness in making the world a better place. Flash mobs, concerts, card-giving, and other happy events and activities mark the occasion.

The goal of the day is to inspire more acts of kindness, with the understanding that this fundamental aspect of humanity crosses all cultural, racial, and religious divides. To celebrate Kindness Day, you might pick up a stranger's tab at a restaurant or coffee shop, plant flowers for a friend, or arrange a "pay it forward" activity on social media to brighten the day for as many people as possible.